MTL - This Text Adventure Game is Absolutely Toxic-Chapter 353 Chocobo Race

  Chapter 353 Chocobo Race

  Tuesday at noon, the pet shop is open as usual.

Today's pet shop is very lively. One reason is that this week, several kinds of ornamental butterflies have been added to the pet shop. Mu You brought them back from the Dream Butterfly Habitat when he entered the door before, and they are on display for the first time today. Many people came to watch it.

   But the more important reason is the second: the store is holding the first official chocobo race!

  The entire competition was initiated and sponsored by the Business Alliance. Mu You directly became the hands-off shopkeeper and was only responsible for providing the venue. The promotion and staffing were all arranged by the people of the Business Alliance.

  It was the first time that this kind of magical creature participated in a competitive competition in China. The so-called professionals hired by the business alliance did not actually have much actual combat experience, so this first competition was an invitational competition for entertainment.

  There are ten contestants, five of whom are from the pet shop's usual speed list, and the top five lap records on the list have all received invitations.

  The remaining four people are chocobo lovers from all over the country. The difference is that all of these people have their own chocobos.

Although chocobos are precious, they are not out-of-print creatures. Mu You can get them, and other energetic people can naturally get them in various ways, especially after the chocobos in his shop exploded. The commercial value of birds has soared sharply, and a lot of capital is willing to invest in this area.

The above nine fixed personnel are all professional players, and the last one is a lucky spectator selected from the scene. After all, many spectators at the scene today are here for this game, so it must make people feel a little bit involved .

   There will be a total of three races, namely Obstacle Race, Limited Sprint Race and Unrestricted Sprint Race.

The lucky spectator who was selected for the first obstacle course was a girl, and she was the only woman among the ten people. She usually rides chocobos quite skillfully, but compared to the other nine professionals present, she The technology is relatively rough.

   Fortunately, this is an entertainment competition, and the ranking is not important, as long as you participate, you will get a prize.

  Before the game, the master of ceremonies interviewed ten people one by one, asking about their names, introducing themselves, and then asking how they felt about being selected to participate in the first chocobo competition.

   Except for the girl who was temporarily selected who was nervous, the other nine professionals accepted the interview very skillfully. The master of ceremonies did not waste any time, and immediately announced after stirring up the atmosphere that the first session, the obstacle course, was ready to begin.

The rules of the obstacle race are very simple. There are more than 20 obstacles such as hurdles, puddles, and columns. The players need to ride through these obstacles one by one while running. This is the test In addition to the ability to race, players must also ensure that they have sufficient skills, otherwise, a three-second penalty will be added for each obstacle that fails to pass.

  Of course, the spectators who are temporarily picked on the stage do not need to pass through obstacles, and can directly run on the normal track, which is regarded as a care for non-professionals.

  In addition, there is the issue of magic. In this game, magic can be released, but it can only be used three times at most, and only restricted and enhanced magic can be used. Any harmful magic is not allowed. Violators will be disqualified immediately.

This is to ensure the personal safety of Chocobo and the participants. Before the competition, the three kinds of magic that everyone will use have been reported in advance, and it has been confirmed that they are all safe magic. Magic, too, would be disqualified.

  The rules are quite strict, so that there are higher requirements for the magic prepared by everyone. The level, type, and even timing of using the magic may determine the outcome.

   Soon, ten people riding chocobos settled behind the starting gate.

   "Ready!"

  The amplified voice of the referee echoed in the field, and the noise of the scene suddenly fell silent, and the chocobos behind the ten gates were all ready to start in an instant.

   "Boom!"

  With the firing of the starting gun, ten figures rushed out from behind the gate like lightning, and galloped forward side by side, but they were soon distinguished.

The first obstacle is a hurdle. Nine chocobos jumped up one after another, and they all jumped over the wooden fence lightly. But he had to pause for a while to adjust, and this moment distinguished the crowd.

The man in the windbreaker rushing to the front is currently the top of the lap time list, because he always wears a windbreaker every time he comes here, and he is nicknamed 'Brother Windbreaker'. He is quite famous in the chocobo circle. At this moment, he It was no surprise that many viewers took the lead.

   Soon more obstacles came one after another, and all the chocobos walked through various obstacles vigorously. In order to facilitate the distinction, each chocobo is equipped with saddles of different colors. At this time, various colors are entangled with each other like butterflies wearing flowers, which is dazzling.

  The scene erupted into warm applause. Many people did not expect that a purely running race would become so entertaining just because of the addition of magical creatures.

   So far, none of the players on the field has used magic. After all, there are only three chances, which are very precious.

  Everyone is looking forward to whose hands the first magic will appear from.

The result was astonishing. The windbreaker brother who was running at the front got a windrunning technique, and his chocobo immediately flew out as if he had turned on nitrogen to accelerate, and directly opened the distance with the echelon behind, and was still getting further and further away. bigger.

  The applause and cheers at the scene suddenly became more enthusiastic. This kind of "big escape" style of running can make people's adrenaline soar, and it is also the easiest to ignite the enthusiasm of the audience.

   At this time, the others finally became a little anxious. If this continues, the restriction magic they prepared will not even be able to reach Brother Fengyi, and he will really run all the way to the finish line.

  Others were forced to use their own acceleration magic.

All of a sudden, all kinds of brilliant magical brilliance erupted in the field. The commentator exploded with years of explanation skills, and introduced the magic used by everyone at a fast speed, but there were still some who couldn't introduce it. More intense competition broke out ahead.

   Ten seconds later, when the effects of the first magic dissipated, four echelons had been formed in a well-organized manner.

  The first echelon is Brother Fengyi, who is nearly 100 meters away from the back.

  The second echelon is composed of two people who are neck and neck, and they are also frequent visitors on the lap time list. The third echelon is tens of meters away and is the main force. Six people are crowded in this part.

  The one who fell at the end was naturally the girl from the lucky audience. On the one hand, it was because she did not have acceleration magic.

   On the other hand, it also fully reflects the gap between professionals and amateurs: even if she does not need to pass through obstacles, she is still crushed by others at the speed of driving a chocobo.

   The race schedule required a total of four laps around the field, and the echelon gap had been maintained for two laps. Everyone had the remaining two magics in their hands and did not dare to use them. It was not until the final sprint that there was a change.

This time he was in second place. He was the first to use the 'Slowdown Curse' on the windbreaker man in front, a classic restriction magic. The windbreaker man in front and the chocobo under him suddenly appeared golden chains all over his body. Slow down rapidly in the entanglement.

However, Brother Fengyi is not a vegetarian. He knew that he would be targeted if he was an early bird, so he prepared the dispel spell in advance, almost as soon as the deceleration spell took effect, a burst of white light erupted from his body, dispelling the golden chains Clean, the speed resumed again.

  However, before he could be happy, there was another wave of magic waves coming from behind him.

   And this time the magic was more ruthless, directly turning the chocobo under him into a sheep.

  The surrounding audience suddenly burst into exclamations.

   Sheep-changing spell, this is a high-level spell, and its value exceeds a thousand-year lifespan, and only local tyrants can learn it.

Everyone hurriedly searched for the caster, and soon learned from the commentator that the caster was the third player, and this wave turned out to be the cooperation between the second and third players. Pulled off the horse.

   This change of sheep directly caused Brother Fengyi's speed to drop to the level of ordinary people's walking. In just a few seconds, he was overtaken by everyone behind him.

  By the time the sheep-changing effect was finally lifted, he had already fallen to the second-to-last place.

  Brother Fengyi was furious, and hurriedly chased after him again after recovering. However, he had already been pulled away by the large troops in front, and it was not so easy to chase him.

   Fortunately, it is not all smooth sailing at this time.

  As they entered the final sprint stage, everyone's magic was finally no longer reserved, and various restricted skills began to be thrown at the people around them, causing chaos ahead.

  Because it was the first time that magic was available in the competition, no one had any reference, but the magic they chose was quite similar: one acceleration magic, two restriction magics, and only a few people prepared dispel spells.

   Everyone used the acceleration magic at the beginning, so all the remaining skills at this time are restricting other people's skills, and many of them are group restrictions.

   "Gan, who lost the group quagmire formation!"

   "Who gave me the slipping curse!"

   "I'll go, who the **** opened the fog? Are you so insane?"

  …

At this moment, a group of people are cheating on me and cheating on him. They are all cursing secretly, but the cheating skills in their hands are still being secretly thrown out. Whoever dares to take the lead will immediately have several more restricted states on his body. As a result, the speed of a group of people was like falling into a quagmire, unable to move an inch.

   And at this time, the most dramatic scene appeared.

  The audience lagged behind, and the lucky audience girl, who had long been ignored by others, actually caught up when everyone was entrapping each other, and rushed directly into the' quagmire' created by everyone's joint efforts.

This girl doesn't know any other spells, but only one dispel spell, so the three spells reported before are all dispel. Originally, when the registration staff saw this kind of spell equipment, they thought it was destined to be the most important thing to participate in. Unexpectedly, they sent It came in handy.

When the girl rushed over, the other people's restriction spells were almost used up, and some people habitually imposed several restrictions on her. However, under the three dispel spells connected by the other party, all the restriction states were instantly resolved. Clean and tidy, so amid the helplessness of a group of professional players, she was the first to break free from this quagmire, and finally hit the line before the others.

   Immediately, other talents arrived at the finish line one by one.

At the end of the game, everyone's ranking results were quickly sorted out on the electronic board, and the commentators commented one by one. They made fun of the fact that nine professional players were picked by an amateur. The atmosphere was cheerful, with constant applause and laughter .

Fortunately, this competition was just for entertainment, and the players did not pay too much attention to the outcome. Moreover, the course of this competition did teach them a lesson. The embarrassment was lost by nine people at the same time. It was over after teasing each other. Many people They are all thinking hard about how to compare the next two games.

  Sitting at the front desk, Mu You smiled knowingly when he heard the laughter and noise from the zoo.

He didn't go to the scene to maintain order. It was enough to have the staff of the business alliance watching. However, he also watched the whole process through monitoring at the front desk. As a result, the viewing of the game was beyond his expectations, and it would probably be difficult to make a video later. Get hot.

   Shaking his head, Mu You focused his attention back on the game, and continued to complete the tasks in the forest of elves.

But at this time, he suddenly noticed two figures at the door walked into the store, but they did not come to him directly to check or buy tickets like normal tourists, but stood still in front of the promotional rack in front of the door, and took the brochures on it looked up.

  Mu You didn't care either. The brochure at the door was meant for people to read. If you are interested in reading it, you can come in for a tour. If you are not interested, just leave.

  However, he soon discovered that the two of them seemed to have been watching for a long time, especially one of the glasses men, who read all the booklets very carefully before putting them down.

  Then the two exchanged a few words in a low voice and walked towards the front desk.

   "What do you two need?" Mu You asked.

   "Hello, is the owner of this house here?" one of them said.

   "I am the boss." Mu You said and glanced at the two of them. The one who spoke was a middle-aged man, and the young man with glasses fell behind without saying a word, looking like a follower.

  However, Mu You felt that from the simple actions of the two of them just now, it seemed that the young man with glasses was the leader.

   "Oh, you are, that's great!"

The middle-aged man smiled and handed over a business card: "We are investors from the south. We have heard of your store's name for a long time. I came to see it today. It is really good and has considerable development potential, so we plan to You invest here, I wonder if you have any intention of cooperation here?"

   "Cooperation..."

   Mu You took it and glanced at the business card. On it was a company and name that he had never seen before.

   "Sorry, this is my own business, and I don't plan to cooperate with outsiders for the time being." Mu You shook his head.

   "Boss, don't rush to refuse. In fact, we came here through the introduction of friends. Those two friends said they know you very well. Do you want to contact me first?" The middle-aged man said with a polite smile.

"oh?"

   Mu You glanced at the middle-aged man, without thinking too much: "What's your friend's name, let me see if I recognize him."

   "My friends, one is Jin Yuan and the other is Yu Yinian." The middle-aged man kept smiling and said these two names.

  However, when Mu You heard these two names, he subconsciously frowned.

Jin Yuan and Yu Yinian, he has indeed heard of these two names, they were the two people who followed Ye Rumeng to the store a long time ago, and he met them when they kidnapped the little girl, and they died at that time In front of him, even the corpse exploded in the sea.

  The man suddenly mentioned these two names, of course it couldn’t really be ‘introduced by a friend’, so everything they said just now was obviously testing him.

Mu You looked up, and sure enough, both of them were staring at his face at this moment, as if observing his expression, especially the young man behind, the flash in Mu You's eyes when he heard these two names just now Surprise did not escape his eyes.

  At this moment, the two looked at each other, the person's expression remained unchanged, but a gleam burst out of his eyes, which meant 'I got caught'.

  Even the middle-aged man in front of him could clearly see the change in Mu You's expression just now, the smile on his face instantly subsided, and he became a little surprised and uncertain.

"I see…"

   Mu You exhaled, reached into his pocket, and pressed the pocket watch.

   If you are undecided, press a few dozen times to calm down first.

  Jin Yuan and Yu Yinian came here to catch the little girl, and behind them there is another gold master, and this gold master is related to the Undead Society, and at the same time, this matter is also related to the shadow ghost on him.

  These two people suddenly came to test him now, so they must have something to do with the little girl and the shadow ghost. Maybe they are the financial masters behind the two, that is, members of the Undead Society.

  After figuring this out, Mu You first glanced at the information of the two with the Omniscient Crystal.

  The ID displayed by the middle-aged man is a Japanese katakana. He has not evolved at level 20, and his attributes are not bad. As for the guy with glasses...

   Mu You raised his eyebrows, the Omniscient Crystal did not feed back any player information, just like querying an ordinary person who has never entered the game.

   This person didn't activate the game?

   Or, does he have any props to defend against detection?

  Mu You was not sure for a while.

   Then he observed the two of them carefully, and after confirming that there was no information to be seen, he stopped pressing the table.

   "My friends, one is Jin Yuan and the other is Yu Yinian." The middle-aged man said as usual.

   "Jin Yuan, Yu Yi...Sorry, I don't know you, did you make a mistake?" Mu You pretended to recall, then looked back at the two of them in doubt, their performance was impeccable.

   "Really don't know?"

  The middle-aged man asked again, and at the same time watched Mu You's expression changes more carefully, but he didn't see any flaws.

   "I really don't know."

  Mu You shook his head: "I guess you got the name of the shop wrong. You also know that there have been many shops following the trend recently, and the names are very imitative."

   "Oh, that might be true, let's go back and make sure...I'm sorry, boss." The middle-aged man smiled apologetically, and after finishing speaking, he and the young man behind him prepared to leave.

   "It's okay, welcome to come often when you are free." Mu You also smiled and watched the two leave.

   It wasn't until the two of them left the shop and walked away that they put away their expressions.

   After thinking about it, he took out his old-fashioned mobile phone and dialed Lu Yao's number.

   "Hello?" Lu Yao's voice came from the opposite side.

   "Help me check two people."

   "Huh? Who?"

   "The two people who just walked out of my store, help me check their identities."

  …

  What Mu You didn't know was that a similar conversation was going on on the other side at this time.

   "This person, check carefully." The young man with glasses said.

   "Still checking?"

  The middle-aged man next to him was stunned: "Young master, I think he is fine? Did you see something?"

  The young man shook his head: "No, but when this person answered just now...I always felt that there was some violation."

   "Is there?" The middle-aged man was confused. He felt that the other party's answer just now was very natural, and he really didn't see any violation.

   "Sometimes the performance is too 'correct', but it is a symbol of abnormality."

  The young man frowned and said: "I'm afraid this person is not simple. Even if he has nothing to do with this matter, it is worth investigating."

  (end of this chapter)